The Rev. Gosbert Rwezahura opened Mass on Sunday morning by saying what everyone in the pews was thinking. “Habemus papam!” he exclaimed at Christ Our […]
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The Mother Whose Catholic Faith Inspired the Future Pope
Her friends called her Millie. The future pope called her Ma. Mildred Prevost, whose youngest son, Robert, would one day take the name Pope Leo […]
The Mother Whose Catholic Faith Inspired the Future Pope
Her friends called her Millie. The future pope called her Ma. Mildred Prevost, whose youngest son, Robert, would one day take the name Pope Leo […]
See Historical Records Documenting the Pope’s Creole Roots in New Orleans
The Vatican conclave surprised the world this week by selecting the first American pope, a native of Chicago. Soon after, a respected genealogist surprised the […]
Pope’s Childhood in a Changing Chicago Tells a Story of Catholic America
Before he was Pope Leo XIV, or even Father Bob, he was the youngest of the three Prevost boys in the pews at St. Mary […]
Pope Leo the White Sox Fan: Something to Celebrate for Chicago’s South Side
Stanley Brown was up late on Thursday, monitoring all the news about the new pope, Leo XIV, including revelations that he grew up as a […]
Here Are Some of the Best Chicago Memes Following Pope Leo XIV’s Election
Deep-dish pizza shall be served in place of communion wafers. Michael Jordan shall be declared the Greatest of All Time. And the Trevi Fountain shall […]
Pope Leo XIV Grew Up in the Chicago Area
At Catholic elementary schools in Chicago on Thursday afternoon, the intercoms crackled with a surprise announcement — “Habemus papam!” — prompting students to jump on […]
Jury Awards $120 Million to Illinois Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
A federal jury in Chicago awarded $120 million on Monday to two Illinois men who spent more than 16 years behind bars for a 2003 […]
Reports of Immigration Agents at Chicago School Set Off Fear, but Are Proved False
When two men bearing federal badges showed up at the entrance of a Chicago public school on Friday morning, school employees did what they had […]